Parsonstown Workhouse (Birr Co. Offaly) -Front Elevation

Parsonstown Workhouse (Birr, Co. Offaly) was built in 1842 to accommodate 700 inmates. Like all of the workhouses built after the passage of the 1838 Poor Law it was built to a standard Neo-Gothic Design. Male and Female quarters were separate . The workhouse was built to deal with the growing problem of poverty in 19th century Ireland. The Workhouse was managed by a Board of Guardians made up typically of prominent local landlords and businessmen. They met weekly to discuss the day to day management of the workhouse. Minutes of these meetings show that they were concerned with such matters as ordering of provisions

Terraced cottages at Sandymount Lane

Photograph of cottages at Sandymount Lane

Elmgrove Distillery

This was the smaller of the two distilleries situated on the outskirts of the town. It was

Old Cross Square

Image of the Old Cross which is located in Old Cross Square, Monaghan. it originally stood in the Diamond as is one of the towns oldest monuments

Monaghan Courthouse (Side View)

Side view of Monaghan Courthouse.

Parsonstown Workhouse

Parsonstown Workhouse was built in 1842 to accommodate 700 inmates. Like all of the workhouses built after the passage of the 1838 Poor Law it was built to a standard Neo-Gothic Design. Male and Female quarters were separate . The workhouse was built to deal with the growing problem of poverty in 19th century Ireland. The Workhouse was managed by a Board of Guardians made up typically of prominent local landlords and businessmen. They met weekly to discuss the day to day management of the workhouse. Minutes of these meetings show that they were concerned with such matters as ordering of provisions

Kanturk Castle, Co. Cork

West end of North Mall

Photograph showing the West end of North Mall and the house of Francis Wise

Cork Camera Club collection, Cork City Libraries